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Guinea-Bissau

Africa

Prohibition

#85 of 196 worldwide
#12 of 54 in Africa

Recreational: IllegalMedical: None

Personal possession carries up to three months or a fine; trafficking 2 to 12 years.

Score over time

History

Between 1925 and 1961 (estimate)Guinea-Bissau first restricts cannabis98 to 11−87

Score breakdown ▏world average

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Possession · 25%1/10

adds 2.5 of 25 points

Illegal under Decree-Law 2-B/93 and a 2010 drug law. Possession for personal use is punishable by up to three months in prison or a fine — a separate, much lighter provision than the 2-to-12-year trafficking offence.

Personal cultivation · 25%1/10

adds 2.5 of 25 points

Growing for personal consumption is covered by the same lighter provision; other cultivation is trafficking.

Punishment & enforcement · 20%2/10

adds 4.0 of 20 points

Light penalties for users on paper. The country's drug enforcement is dominated by its role as a cocaine transit point, and the justice system is weak.

Sharing & gifting · 10%1/10

adds 1.0 of 10 points

Transferring drugs, even free of charge, falls under the trafficking offence with 2 to 12 years.